Methods and apparatus for characterizing a route in fibre channel fabric
US7206288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/115
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining characteristics associated with routes in fibre channel networks. Techniques are provided for inserting time stamp information into frames transmitted from a source to a destination and back to the source. Time stamp information allows a supervisor associated with a source to determine characteristics such as round trip times, latency between hops, and connectivity to a destination for specific routes.
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